Ken Slater's Progressive Musings #023 - 16/04/2025

The podcast of the show first broadcast on Wednesday 16th April 2025

Three hours of melodic and symphonic progressive rock, packed with new releases and including: Jon Anderson, Glass Hammer, Mihrax, IQ, District 97, Cosmic Cathedral, Digital Life Project, Magic Pie, Envy of None, Pymlico, Dave Kerzner and Sonic Elements, Gentle Giant, Nad Sylvan, The Flower Kings, Red Bazar, Steven Wilson, Solstice and Rush.

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Playlist

Show Intro by Brendan Perkins Jon Anderson – Your Move-I’ve Seen All Good People (Live) Glass Hammer - Terminal Lucidity Mihrax - Black Star IQ - Far From Here District 97 - Mirror (Live) Cosmic Cathedral - Time to Fly Digital Life Project – Digital Life Magic Pie - Someone Else’s Wannabe Envy of None - Stygian Waves Pymlico - Don't Do That Dave Kerzner & Sonic Elements - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Gentle Giant - Free Hand (Live) Nad Sylvan – That’s Not Me The Flower Kings - How Can You Leave Us Now Red Bazar - Blood Moon Envy of None - The End Steven Wilson – The Overview Solstice – Twin Peaks Rush – YYZ (Live)

Ken Slater

Ken Slater Born at the end of February 1957, I suppose you can say I am a child of the sixties. My musical journey started one night in 1970. I was visiting an Aunt when her son Keith came home from Walsall’s rock pub the Dirty Duck. He was slightly drunk (on barley wine) and for some reason, ravenously hungry. He asked me if I wanted to listen to some music and I said yes. He played me tracks from Led Zeppelin II, Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats and Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart. I was so impressed that I woke up the next morning wearing a cheesecloth shirt, loon pants and my hair had grown past my shoulders!!!!! During the NWOBHM (1980-83) I was one of the DJ’s who compiled the weekly Heavy Metal charts for ‘Sounds’ music paper. I did this from a number of venues in the West Midlands. Member of the Production Team for Late Night Live on Cruise to the Edge. Member of the Production Team for Prog on the Ranch in Tampa, Florida. Until late 2023 and for eight years before, I was associate promotor of Prog concerts at the Robin Club, Bilston.

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